Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #18476
wallow
打滚;翻滚
核心释义
to roll about in something dirty, such as mud
- 1.
在泥泞中打滚
To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
- 2.
懒散或沉重地移动
To move lazily or heavily in any medium.
- 3.
沉溺于
To immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically.
- 4.
在污秽或令人厌恶的环境中生活或存在
To live or exist in filth or in a sickening manner.
缓慢沉重地移动;蹒跚;沉溺;沉浸;生活在污秽中;过肮脏的生活;在泥泞中打滚;懒散或沉重地移动
用法In use
After the rain, the pigs love to wallow in the muddy pen.
用法提示:wallow 是不及物动词,后接 in 表示在泥里打滚。
The buffalo wallowed in the shallow river to cool down.
用法提示:wallowed 是过去式,后接 in 表示在水中翻滚。
The dog came home covered in dirt because it had wallowed in the garden.
用法提示:had wallowed 是过去完成时,后接 in 表示在花园里打滚。
wallow in sth
本义指在泥、水等中打滚;也可用于比喻,表示沉溺于某种情绪或状态,如 wallow in self-pity。
The pigs were wallowing in the mud.
猪在泥里打滚。
wallow through sth
表示笨重、缓慢地穿过泥、水、雪等介质。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- wallow in the mud
- 在泥里打滚
- The pigs were wallowing in the mud after the rain.雨后猪在泥里打滚。
- wallow in self-pity
- 沉溺于自怜
- He spent the whole weekend wallowing in self-pity.他整个周末都沉溺于自怜。
- wallow in nostalgia
- 沉溺于怀旧
- She likes to wallow in nostalgia when looking at old photos.看老照片时,她喜欢沉溺于怀旧。
- wallow in filth
- 在污秽中生活
- The neglected dogs wallowed in filth.那些被遗弃的狗在污秽中生活。
- wallow in ignorance
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 wallow 拆成 wall(墙)+ low(低):想象猪在低矮墙边的泥潭里打滚,浑身泥泞,即“打滚、沉溺”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:动物在泥水或脏物中打滚的描写、文学或新闻评论中比喻性的情绪/处境表达 通常用于书面或略带文学性的语境;字面义(在泥水中打滚)较中性,比喻义(沉溺、沉浸)多带贬义,常见于“wallow in + 情绪/状态”的结构。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词 in 连用,表示沉迷于或打滚于某处。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 wallow /ˈwɒləu/ 真正押韵的有 follow /ˈfɒləu/、hollow /ˈhɒləu/、swallow /ˈswɒləu/(重读元音 /ɒ/ 及之后的 /ləu/ 相同)。注意拼写相似的 yellow、pillow、shallow、bellow、fallow 等都以 -llow 结尾,但元音不同(/e/、/ɪ/、/æ/ 等),并不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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